# Accident 19961228045179A: Amtr PIK30, Boynton Beach, FL, December 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1996, 16:35 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5106° N, 80.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5106&lon=-80.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Issoire Siren PIK-30 (registry code 8270320, https://openairdocs.org/model/issoire-siren-pik-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PIK30
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX505
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 631 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961228045179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MOTORIZED GLIDER. SHUT OFF ENGINE. THERMALED. TIME RETURN NO START. LANDED IN A SWAMP. MISHANDLED STARTUP ITEMS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA045), Dec 28, 1996: Issoire-Aviation PIK-30 (N25RJ), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the engine to restart for undetermined reason(s), after gliding (sailing) for about 3 hours, resulting in a forced landing in a swamp.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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